After my Curvy Rails block was made and posted, I wondered if maybe it wasn't quite ready for prime time. Part of it was my choice of fabrics. I also wasn't sure about the circle in the center, which I liked in my drawing, but not so much in my block.

A happy coincidence I discovered when I created the templates for this block was that it was constructed from two shapes - 4 s-shapes and 8 of the pieces on either side.

I liked the symmetry and wondered if I could accent that symmetry a bit more. Here is the revised design.

I thought it might be a fun block to make in many colors for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

I also thought it would be a fun block to hand piece ... and so here is my plan for Slow Sunday Stitching today.

I created templates for hand-piecing a smaller, 8-inch block, cut up some purple scraps and grabbed my hand sewing kit. After I run some errands this afternoon and make a start on cleaning up the garden, I'll be good to go.

7 comments:

I shall be keeping my fingers crossed for you in the contest, you have designed a smashing block and I love the original one. Having said that I think your revised designed is also great, lots of movement.